Bakelite
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Bakelite is the first plastic made from synthetic components. It was developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.
A combustion engine's spark distributor rotor made of Bakelite
Bakelite cover of a German telegraph key
Handbag made of textured aluminium and bakelite, 1925, collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum
Ericsson Bakelite telephone, c. 1931
Phenol formaldehyde resin
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Phenol formaldehyde resins, also called phenolic resins or phenoplasts, are synthetic polymers obtained by the reaction of phenol or substituted phenol with formaldehyde. Used as the basis for Bakelit
Bakelite
…National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society. Formally, Bakelite is polyoxybenzylmethyleneglycolanhydride, a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The retro appeal of old Bakelite products has made them collectible…
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Tufnol (Novotext) plate